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Checklist for Family Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 (Blaberids)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
756
1989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
20
120
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blaberoidea
Saussure, 1864
4
48
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlaberidae
Saussure, 1864
Blaberids, Giant cockroach, Giant cockroaches
20
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
20 Genera with 93 Species
Aptera Saussure, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Bantua Shelford, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Blepharodera Burmeister, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Compsagis Chopard, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtotria Stål, 19637SpeciesTaxom
Derocalymma Burmeister, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Griffiniella Brunner von ..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Gyna Brunner von ..., 18562SpeciesTaxom
Hostilia Stål, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Hyposphaeria Lucas, 186521SpeciesTaxom
Nauphoeta Burmeister, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Oxyhaloa Brunner von ..., 17842SpeciesTaxom
Perisphaeria Burmeister, 186520SpeciesTaxom
Pilema Saussure, 186810SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloblatta Saussure & Z..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Progonogamia Rehn, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocalolampra Roth & Princis, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelus Scudder, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Thliptoblatta Saussure & Z..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Zuluia Rehn, 19635SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
93 Species
Aptera fusca Thunberg, 1784Cape mountain cockroach
Aptera munda Walker, F., 1868
Bantua dispar Burmeister, 1838
Bantua repentina Rehn, J. A. G., 1933
Bantua robusta Shelford, 1908
Bantua scabra Walker, F., 1868
Blepharodera ciliata Burmeister, 1838
Blepharodera discoidalis Brunner von ..., 1865
Compsagis intermedius Princis, 1963
Compsagis poduroides Walker, F., 1868
Cyrtotria amaswazi Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Cyrtotria gibbicollis Stal, 1856
Cyrtotria macra Stal, 1856
Cyrtotria mitrata Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Cyrtotria pallicornis Kirby, W. F., 1900
Cyrtotria poduriformis Walker, F., 1868
Cyrtotria zulu Princis, 1963
Derocalymma granulata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Derocalymma lampyrina Gerstaecker, 1869
Derocalymma versicolor Burmeister, 1838
Griffiniella heterogamia Karny, 1908
Gyna aetola Shelford, 1909
Gyna caffrorum Stal, 1856
Hostilia carinata Saussure, 1873
Hostilia clavigera Kirby, W. F., 1900
Hostilia proterva Stal, 1856
Hyposphaeria aspera Walker, 1868
Hyposphaeria basuto Princis, 1963
Hyposphaeria bicolor Saussure & Z..., 1895
Hyposphaeria carlgreni Princis, 1947
Hyposphaeria guillarmodi Princis, 1963
Hyposphaeria hancocki Karny, 1908
Hyposphaeria hirta Thunberg, 1810
Hyposphaeria hirtula Princis, 1963
Hyposphaeria micans Burmeister, 1838
Hyposphaeria mucronata Princis, 1963
Hyposphaeria peringueyi Saussure & Z..., 1895
Hyposphaeria pilifera Stål, 1856
Hyposphaeria pilosa Princis, 1963
Hyposphaeria ruficornis Saussure & Z..., 1895
Hyposphaeria saussurei Princis, 1963
Hyposphaeria saxicola Eschscholtz, 1822
Hyposphaeria scabra Thunberg, 1810
Hyposphaeria stylifera Burmeister, 1838
Hyposphaeria substylifera Princis, 1963
Hyposphaeria verrucosa Princis, 1963
Hyposphaeria virescens Brunner von ..., 1865
Nauphoeta cinerea Olivier, 1789Cinereous cockroach
Oxyhaloa buprestoides Saussure, 1862Buprestid cockroach
Oxyhaloa deusta Thunberg, 1784
Perisphaeria aspera Walker, F., 1868
Perisphaeria basuto Princis, 1963
Perisphaeria bicolor Saussure & Z..., 1895
Perisphaeria carlgreni Princis, 1947
Perisphaeria hancocki Karny, 1908
Perisphaeria hirta Thunberg, 1810
Perisphaeria hirtula Princis, 1963
Perisphaeria micans Burmeister, 1838
Perisphaeria mucronata Princis, 1963
Perisphaeria peringueyi Saussure & Z..., 1895
Perisphaeria pilifera Stal, 1856
Perisphaeria pilosa Princis, 1963
Perisphaeria ruficornis Saussure & Z..., 1895
Perisphaeria saussurei Princis, 1963
Perisphaeria saxicola Eschscholtz, 1822
Perisphaeria scabra (Thunberg, 1810)⇒ Bantua scabra Walker, F., 1868
Perisphaeria stylifera Burmeister, 1838
Perisphaeria substylifera Princis, 1963
Perisphaeria verrucosa Princis, 1963
Perisphaeria virescens Brunner von ..., 1865
Pilema clypeata Saussure, 1873
Pilema cribrosa Saussure & Z..., 1895
Pilema dentata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Pilema dubia Kirby, W. F., 1904
Pilema fornicata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Pilema fusca Burmeister, 1838
Pilema hebetata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Pilema reflexa (Saussure, 1873)⇒ Pilema dubia Kirby, W. F., 1904
Pilema rimator Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Pilema thoracica Walker, F., 1868
Poeciloblatta angusta Saussure & Z..., 1895
Progonogamia hebardi Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Progonogamia rehiii Princis, 1963
Progonogamia rehni Princis, 1963
Pseudocalolampra pardalina Walker, F., 1868
Pycnoscelus indicus Fabricius, 1775Burrowing cockroach
Pycnoscelus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Greenhouse cockroach
Thliptoblatta obtrita Saussure & Z..., 1895
Zuluia abscissa Walker, F., 1868
Zuluia deplanata Princis, 1963
Zuluia lithostrota Rehn, J. A. G., 1931
Zuluia pubescens Saussure, 1873
Zuluia robusta Princis, 1963

Subnodes of Blaberidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyEpilamprinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGyninae
Princis, 1960
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyhaloinae
Finot, 1897
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPerisphaeriinae
Brunner, 1865
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPerisphaerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
9
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPycnoscelinae
McKittrick, 1964
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Blaberidae at artfakta.se
Blaberidae at dyntaxa.se
Blaberidae at gbif.org
Blaberidae at irmng.org
Blaberidae at itis.gov